


Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
Issued by NWS Paducah, KY
016 FNUS53 KPAH 161943 FWFPAH Fire Weather Planning Forecast National Weather Service Paducah KY 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .DISCUSSION... Dry conditions are expected tomorrow with relatively poor dispersion due to light transport winds. Rain moves in Saturday afternoon with thunderstorms also expected. A sharp cold front will lower temperatures and dewpoints into early next week with dry and breezy conditions anticipated Sunday giving way to relatively mild and dry conditions. MOZ098-100-106>108-170915- Shannon-Wayne MO-Oregon-Carter-Ripley- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 90 High Temperature(F) 80-84 79-83 Minimum RH(%) 42-47 55-60 Low Temperature(F) 54-58 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 92-97 88-93 Temp (24h trend) 56 (-1) 84 (+1) 59 83 RH % (24h trend) 95 (0) 45 (-1) 91 58 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 3-7 G20 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 5-9 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.56 Precip Duration 5 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1190 1270 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3900 4180 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 75 78 Transport Wnd (kts) S 10 SW 19 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 5 SW 10 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 5950 12700 Dispersion Index Fair Good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ MOZ076-086-087-170915- Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 90 High Temperature(F) 78-82 80-84 Minimum RH(%) 43-48 50-55 Low Temperature(F) 54-58 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 87-92 89-94 Temp (24h trend) 56 (-1) 81 (-1) 58 83 RH % (24h trend) 90 (-7) 46 (-1) 92 53 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5-9 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 3-7 Lgt/Var SW 9-13 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 Precip Duration 4 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 990 1540 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3230 5050 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 75 81 Transport Wnd (kts) S 10 SW 21 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 5 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4950 16940 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows around 50. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ MOZ109>112-114-170915- Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 80 High Temperature(F) 79-83 82-86 Minimum RH(%) 42-47 46-51 Low Temperature(F) 56-60 59-63 Maximum RH(%) 85-90 88-93 Temp (24h trend) 57 (-2) 82 (-1) 60 85 RH % (24h trend) 88 (-6) 45 (0) 91 49 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6-10 G23 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 3-7 SW 11-15 G27 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.24 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1000 1690 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3270 5540 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 77 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 SW 22 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4000 18590 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ084-085-088-089-092-093-170915- Jackson-Williamson-Union IL-Johnson-Alexander-Pulaski- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 80 High Temperature(F) 77-81 81-85 Minimum RH(%) 44-49 48-53 Low Temperature(F) 54-58 59-63 Maximum RH(%) 84-89 89-94 Temp (24h trend) 56 (-2) 80 (-1) 60 84 RH % (24h trend) 87 (-9) 47 (-2) 92 51 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5-9 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9-13 G25 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.28 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 850 1660 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2800 5450 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 75 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 SW 24 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 12 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3400 19920 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ ILZ086-087-090-091-094-170915- Saline-Gallatin-Pope-Hardin-Massac- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70 High Temperature(F) 76-80 81-85 Minimum RH(%) 40-45 42-47 Low Temperature(F) 51-55 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 77-82 86-91 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-4) 80 (+1) 59 84 RH % (24h trend) 80 (-15) 43 (-3) 89 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5-9 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8-12 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 Precip Duration 2 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 850 1700 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2800 5590 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 74 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 SW 23 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 12 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3400 20400 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ ILZ075>078-080>083-170915- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 90 High Temperature(F) 77-81 81-85 Minimum RH(%) 36-41 42-47 Low Temperature(F) 51-55 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 76-81 85-90 Temp (24h trend) 52 (-5) 81 (+1) 58 84 RH % (24h trend) 79 (-13) 39 (-5) 88 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SE 3-7 Lgt/Var S 7-11 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var S 4-8 S 3-7 G17 SW 10-14 G25 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 Precip Duration 3 Precip Begin 7 AM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 860 1620 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2820 5320 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 73 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 9 SW 22 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 5 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4300 17820 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. $$ INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-015-018>020-170915- Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-Warrick-Spencer-Union KY-Webster- Henderson-Daviess-McLean- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 /343 PM EDT Thu Oct 16 2025/ Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70 High Temperature(F) 74-78 81-85 Minimum RH(%) 39-44 43-48 Low Temperature(F) 48-52 56-60 Maximum RH(%) 79-84 92-97 Temp (24h trend) 50 (-6) 78 (+2) 57 84 RH % (24h trend) 82 (-12) 42 (-7) 95 46 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 6-10 G20 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9-13 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.12 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 790 1700 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 2590 5590 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 73 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 8 SW 22 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3160 18700 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI STBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. West winds around 10 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ KYZ010>013-016-017-021-022-170915- Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Hopkins-Christian-Muhlenberg-Todd- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 60 High Temperature(F) 77-81 82-86 Minimum RH(%) 40-45 42-47 Low Temperature(F) 48-52 57-61 Maximum RH(%) 79-84 91-96 Temp (24h trend) 49 (-7) 80 (+2) 58 85 RH % (24h trend) 82 (-11) 43 (-5) 94 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 4-8 G20 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 8-12 G24 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 3 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 960 1780 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3160 5830 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 74 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 SW 21 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 3840 19580 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$ KYZ001>009-170915- Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-Livingston- Marshall-Calloway- 243 PM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025 Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip (%) 0 0 0 70 High Temperature(F) 79-83 82-86 Minimum RH(%) 44-49 45-50 Low Temperature(F) 52-56 58-62 Maximum RH(%) 84-89 91-96 Temp (24h trend) 53 (-4) 82 (+2) 59 85 RH % (24h trend) 87 (-9) 47 (-1) 94 48 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5-9 G21 Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var SW 9-13 G26 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 Precip Duration 1 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Mixing Hgt(m-agl/msl) 1030 1820 Mixing Hgt(ft-agl/msl) 3360 5970 1700`Mix Hgt Temp 76 82 Transport Wnd (kts) S 7 SW 22 Transport Wnd (m/s) S 4 SW 11 Max Vent Rate (m/s-m) 4120 20020 Dispersion Index Poor Very good DSI SLGT UNSTBL SLGT UNSTBL Remarks...Forecast vent rates and smoke dispersion index values should be treated as a best case scenario and may not be representative of all locations within the fire weather zones .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SUNDAY...Showers with thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. $$